NEW ARRIVAL: Floral Arrangement

This past weekend was quite pleasant, I hit a couple antique stores on Sunday where I picked up some quite lovely vintage pendants and even an old mason jar filled with antique buttons and pendants (can't wait to make some lovely earrings with them).  I was able to create six new pieces which in the end most had floral inspirations.

N E W   A R R I V A L S:

~ 1) Be fine and dandy in this bright Peachy Keen Rose necklace. A vintage silver oval pendant is kissed with a rose and have lovely pink and coral beads to match.

~ 2) Yummy White Chocolate Kisses to adorn your ears and will fix that sweet tooth! These delicious tulip drops are perfect for any casual outing on the town or even to the candy shop.

~ 3) Beautiful fluttering wings of an Archangel Vixen in black. Silver teared drops are matched with vintage black and silver speckled glass beads and a silver pearl to top it off. 

~ 4) After a long day at the office, come home to this darling Floral Nightcap necklace. Created from a vintage porcelain liquor tag and kissed with hand crafted polymer clay flowers; this necklace is a true conversation starter.

~ 5) This enchanted floral heart necklace truly looks as if it comes from Eve's Secret Garden. This lucite gold etched engraved ruby red heart will put a spell on you!

~ 6) Delicious Caramel Nouveau Empire Drops in a bold creamy brown are quite delectable  for the awakening spring.

In Love With Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray. By Morgana -Angelik, ©Vivica Meyers 2006.

Often times I get inspired by novels, paintings, poetic fairy tales and classic films. One of my favorite characters in literature and film is Dorian Gray. The Picture of Dorian Gray written by Oscar Wilde, is one of the last works considered gothic horror fiction and has a Faustian and an underlying homoerotic theme.

Dorian Gray is a young handsome man, who becomes the subject of a painting by artist Basil Hallward. Basil is dazzled by Dorian's physical beauty and becomes obsessed with him; he believes that Dorian's beauty is the reasoning for his approach in his work, therefore creates a magnificent portrait of him.  The painting was so perfect that it makes Dorian wish he was immortal and inevitably stop the aging process. His wish was fulfilled, soon after the painting becomes more grotesque day after day instead of Dorian himself. The portrait serves as a memento of Dorian's fate and his narcissistic ways, and with each sin he lives the painting displays a form of disfigurement. 

This character truly fascinates me, these black and gray earrings were inspired from The Picture of Dorian Gray. Being infatuated with Dorian (amongst many), these earrings hold the physical beauty that Dorian always searched for. Last year I had created these designs, unfortunately I ran out of these lovely beads…but finally I have more in stock. 

Keep your eye out next week for these earrings or similar pieces.

Please email me if you would like to reserve a pair!

LEFT: The In Love With Dorian Gray design has engraved crystals infused with a jet black floral pattern that are matched with black rhinestone spacers and a clear gray glass bead on a gun metal chain.

RIGHT: The Victorian Gray pair are based on a modern girl living in a Victorian past; they have a twist of present simplicity and detailed flourishes of mourning colors. They are made from large lucite drops that are matched with a gray matte bead and a vintage crystal. 

~ The Picture of Dorian Gray. Wikipedia. February 2009.